Who'll be Golden at Sunday’s Globes?

Published January 07. 2013 10:00AM

Updated January 07. 2013 10:48AM

Kristinta Dorsey

Publication: theday.com

No more Ricky Gervais! What will we do?

The snark that ticked off half of Hollywood will no longer be the Golden Globes emcee when the ceremony returns Sunday. Having Tina Fey and Amy Poehler host is a touch of genius. They both have ingratiating personas but biting wits; they skewer and then smile.

The ceremony airs at 8 p.m. Sunday on NBC, but here are some predictions of what you’ll see. Besides slightly buzzed stars, that is.

Since “Zero Dark Thirty” isn’t opening in little southeastern Connecticut till Friday, I can’t weigh in with my opinion of that film. But, based on reviews and word of mouth, it seems to have the best chance of winning — unless the voters decide to go old-school and choose “Lincoln” instead.

Two very different movies stand at the head of the pack: “Les Miz” and “Silver Linings Playbook.” “Les Miz,” though, will probably win, since it boasts a grandness and melodramatic sweep that “Silver Linings” simply doesn’t.

Jennifer Lawrence was a huge surprise in “Silver Linings.” Playing an edgy, comically wound-up yet sympathetic figure, she more than held the screen against co-stars like Robert DeNiro and Bradley Cooper. Deserving of the Golden Globe.

Hoffman’s performance was the one thing about “The Master” that I actually liked. But I have a soft spot for Alan Arkin’s turn in “Argo,” and I think this could be the category where the Hollywood Foreign Press acknowleges that wonderful movie.